HPC nips AHS with free-throw shooting

Tuesday

HIGH POINT — Asheboro High School varsity boys basketball coach Brian Nance elected to play a free-throw game Tuesday night and High Point Central was up to the challenge.

HIGH POINT — Asheboro High School varsity boys basketball coach Brian Nance elected to play a free-throw game Tuesday night and High Point Central was up to the challenge.

The Bison hit 11 of 16 free throws in the final quarter to stave off the Blue Comets, 64-58, in nonleague action.

The AHS girls didn’t play particularly well, but had no trouble in a 37-23 win in the opener.

The nightcap was tightly contested with the Bison grabbing a 10-point lead in the final quarter. The Blue Comets fought back to within two, but HPC was able to hit enough free throws down the stretch for the win.

“The other night when we played them, they did not shoot well at the free-throw line, so I told our guys I was going to extend the game and see if they could hit enough to win,” Nance said. “We were able to get it down to two, but they leaked out and got a basket and made it five and that was pretty much it.”

“They are a difficult team to play because they are so athletic and they can keep you from getting the ball to where you want to,” Nance said. “I’m happy with the effort. We’re not disappointed seeing that some of the veteran teams are getting us early here.”

“It was not pretty at all,” AHS coach Terry Allmon said. “High Point Central has nowhere to go but up, so hopefully it was just a case of us not being able to get up for them. We’re going to have to finish around the basket better.”

AHS led 26-14 at halftime and was never threatened.

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